The Board granted a 60 percent disability evaluation for post-hepatic cirrhosis and chronic active hepatitis C, effective January 18, 1994. The veteran's claim was reopened on new evidence submitted in July 23, 1993.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms of fatigue, weight loss, and right upper quadrant pain were found to be consistent with the assigned disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7345 for chronic liver disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-hepatic cirrhosis, Chronic active hepatitis B and C
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2002
- Citation
- 0207741
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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